New soldiers in Obamacare war: Hamsters, baby ducks and otters

A new Twitter war has broken out, and no, it has nothing to do with a rap feud. This one comes down to good ‘ol fashioned politics. Oh, and cute animals, of course.

With the Obamacare rollout just around the corner, the White House caught the Twittersphere’s attention on Thursday when it tweeted this image with a “hat-tip” to a mystery account called @AdorableCareAct:

The White House quickly denied any connection to the “Adorable Care Act” accounts (they’re on Tumblr and Facebook too), but it has continued to share more cute animal posts, telling POLITICO the posts were highlighted by official White House channels “as a creative way to raise awareness around the Affordable Care Act and HealthCare.gov.”

So, with the White House denying involvement, who’s behind the the “Adorable Care Act” campaign? We couldn’t help but notice that @AdorableCareAct is only following two other Twitter accounts, both of which are associated with BuzzFeed. Hmmm…

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